M. ChapoutierHermitage Chante-Alouette 2020

Name: Hermitage Chante-Alouette
Brand: M. Chapoutier
SKU: VIN-016185
Price: 55 GBP
Availability: InStock

Product code: 16185

£55.00 inc VAT

White Wine from
Rhône, France

Country: France

Region: Rhône

Sub-Region: Crozes-Hermitage

Type: White Wine

Winery: M. Chapoutier

Alcohol: 13.5%

Volume: 750 ml

Winemaker: Michel Chapoutier

Grape: Marsanne

Grape: 100% Marsanne

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Country: France

Region: Rhône

Sub-Region: Crozes-Hermitage

Type: White Wine

Winery: M. Chapoutier

Alcohol: 13.5%

Volume: 750 ml

Winemaker: Michel Chapoutier

Grape: Marsanne

Grape: 100% Marsanne

Product Notes

M. Chapoutier Hermitage Chante-Alouette is a luscious and complex white wine that truly embodies the essence of the Hermitage terroir. It is made from 100% Marsanne grapes that are hand-harvested, carefully sorted, and fermented using indigenous yeasts. On the nose, this wine presents aromas of ripe peaches, honey, and hazelnuts, coupled with floral notes of acacia and honeysuckle. The palate is rich and full-bodied, showcasing flavors of peach, apricot, and baked apple, along with a hint of vanilla. The wine is aged for 12 months in oak barrels before being bottled. M. Chapoutier Hermitage Chante-Alouette is a perfect accompaniment to poultry, seafood, and creamy cheeses.

Tasting Notes

Chante-Alouette is a beautiful example of a Hermitage wine. Brilliant, green gold in colour with complex and subtle nose, aromas of quince, walnut, honey, ginger, acacia with a hint of linden-tree. On the palate it is pronounced with great balance and structure, with long finish with notes of almond.

About the Winery

Maison M Chapoutier is an attractive French winery that emphasises the terroirs where the fruits are cultivated. This label's history dates back to 1808, when the area for establishing it was created in L'Hermitage in Tain. The ownership of this House changed over the next few years, before it finally came under the control of Rodolphe Delepine in 1883. In 1897, Marius Chapoutier joined hands with Delepine to establish the company, Delepine et Chapoutier. The wines made by this company were of top-notch quality. They began to export these wines to countries like Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland.

After Delepine's retirement, the company underwent a name change, and it became to be known as Chapoutier et Cie. The wine house saw a significant achievement in 1929 when the M Chapoutier winery was set up, right at the foothills of the Hermitage Hills. After Marius's death, his sons took over the management of the company. So new techniques, including biodynamic farming, were introduced here, despite the winemaking team sticking to the traditional viticultural practices that were followed many centuries ago.

In 1998, this brand made its mark on foreign soils, when it purchased a winery in Australia. They kept on expanding vine production and in 2009, they had to set up a new production facility in Tain to meet the demands. Today, a young brigade of expert and passionate winemakers, who work hard to make this a trusted name in the French wine market, carries the Chapoutier legacy forward. Some of the domaines that come under the ownership of the M Chapoutier Wine House are: